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This is not impossible at all, actually I'll see what I can do for the 809H Tempus Machina dials.. The lume will be done by the Vietnamese, and included in the price using tinted Superluminova BGW9...

Siluro on Ilem strap

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The hairspring should be flat and run parallel to the balance wheel, As a test of a good terminal curve you should advance the fine adjusting regulator all the way to where the terminal curve starts and the move it all the way towards the to the end of the hairspring and carefully watch the hairspring as you do so, if the hair spring moves around as if being push one way or the other your hair spring has a problem..... There is one thing I see wrong on yours is at the end of the terminal curve, just before the end the hairspring should make a sharp 45 degree bend outwards to the pin and that 2nd bend should look like the 1st bend where the terminal curve starts, Yours does not, it looks like it just sort of tapers out towards the pin, The pin that holds the end of the hairspring is outside of the circle of the hairspring so that's why the hairspring must be bent to go out and meet that pin, if that makes sense..... The hairspring should look like this at the end, see how the 1st and 2nd bends look the same ? That is what you want to see.......

I don't see anything wrong with your hairspring, the coils are concentric and in the round. Look at the hairspring from the side (horizontal) it should be absolutely flat. The only reason there would be a issue with the roller jewel is if it's been tampered with. If it hasn't leave it be. To diagnose problems with low amplitude, you have to start right at the beginning with the mainspring and barrel. Is it old? Has it been changed? Once you know the mainspring is supplying adequate power, you move to the gear train. You need to check it is running completely freely. Remove the hairspring and pallets (power removed!) apply a little power to the mainspring and watch the gear train, it should spin freely and when it reaches the end of the power from the mainspring, slightly reverse spin. Once this is ok, install the pallets and wind the watch a few turns. Now you check that the pallets are locking, unlocking and return to banking. To do this gently nudge the pallets, they should cleanly 'flick' to the opposite banking pin and hold tight against the banking pin. Now do it in the other direction and you should see the same. Now give a tiny nudge to the pallets, just enough for them to move a fraction from the banking pin & then be drawn back to the banking pin. Do this several times on both sides of the banking pins. If ok remove pallets (let power down first!) install balance assembly and gently rotate the movement dial up, dial down & dial vertical. the balance should rotate for 15-20 seconds before stopping (slightly less dial vertical) Once all these tests have been performed you can move onto dealing with hairspring problems & roller jewels If you diagnose a problem at any of these stages, let us know and we can work from there

I'll say it again, welcome. I would personally love to see you sharing your work here and I also think you are very much the type of guy we like.

This is the 5508 w/ the WSO insert - I don't know if it's aluminum, but it's ok- the one you're looking at might be a shade better.

@Sogeha I will do so at my earliest convenience sir! Many thanks for your genuine interest! Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk Pro

Great to see you here and welcome or welcome back. We have a lot of Panerai fans here who would like to see your work as well as several guys you will know well from HF. I know you said you are busy with work, but please when you have a moment, post a thread or two here. And thanks @wobby82

It is NOT expensive to build a gilt 5512 Search for my threads... I have one with a Tudor 7928 and one with a MBW 5512! You can get away with sub 600 USD actually.. 1000 USD and you have a killer.

Hi guys just been nudged by@Wobby82 to come over more often [emoji6]. That last one was pretty popular, still get a lot of questions about it! I do try to evolve constantly and improve my work, and I also get pushed by people who commission builds from me to try new things. Currently working with airbrush a lot and finding it very enriching. Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk Pro

Man did know miss the vintage Rolex Daytona memo? ?

Can't wait to see you get into building proper watches instead of just half heartedly throwing something together like your last few watches brother. Can't imagine how good they will be. LMAO

You chose well with your modder. I'm a fan of Natas 78's work.

OK, thanks guys.

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Hmm, are you certain it's related to an update/bug and not an exploit/hack gone wrong? I think something similar happened about a month ago on RWI (someone could log in as admin and/or give admin privileges). Just surprised someone would target rep forums, so maybe there's a pattern. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'd send it to Mike in NY (I could never spell his RWG username out. lol.)

Did you try Davidsen yet?? He has what you need. I used his for mine

Red 1680 today

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I didn't mean by the method you use. If he could arrange with HR to send plated dials and get back the current printing on a gold dial, it would be sweet.

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[mention=73322]Sogeha[/mention] First gold plated dial [emoji6] [emoji632]

And it looks like @Nanuqwins the RWG veteran member of the year 2016, with no other nominees mentioned. Talk about an ahem..landslide victory Congrats big guy, and please continue doing what you do. You bring class and coherence to this forum like nobody ever has!

Whew, good thing you didn't hit the Big Red Button. The last time it took us a week to find Ken's other left nut.

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A 21 year old Seiko. This was once my pride and joy. It cost £250 back in 1996! It still keeps great time and has never had a fault - as is generally expected of both Quartz and Seiko.

1962 USA Made Accutron Spaceview "C"

I dunno, I prefer this one...

Probably this

Rolex make some nice ones [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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I started back in 2009 and the decals have been a rolling through to my final in 2013. I set everything to the highest resolution my program could handle, and then I went pixel by pixel. I eliminated the lighter and darker 'shades', and made it all solid black with solid white (inkjet printers do not print white so on a clear decal paper the lettering will be clear) lettering. I had to go back and forth, enlarging and reducing the blowup to check if it looked right. I'm no computer person, so I likely did it the hard way. But I like the result.

Although the dial is damaged, I applied a nice vintage lume. [emoji632]